The New Negro
Alain Locke
(Author)
Description
From the man known as the father of the Harlem Renaissance comes a powerful, provocative, and affecting anthology of writers who shaped the Harlem Renaissance movement and who help us to consider the evolution of the African American in society.With stunning works by seminal black voices such as Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen, and W.E.B. DuBois, Locke has constructed a vivid look at the new negro, the changing African American finding his place in the ever shifting sociocultural landscape that was 1920s America. With poetry, prose, and nonfiction essays, this collection is widely praised for its literary strength as well as its historical coverage of a monumental and fascinating time in the history of America.Product Details
Price
$19.00
$17.67
Publisher
Touchstone Books
Publish Date
March 01, 1999
Pages
452
Dimensions
5.4 X 8.2 X 1.4 inches | 0.95 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780684838311
BISAC Categories:
Earn by promoting books
Earn money by sharing your favorite books through our Affiliate program.
Become an affiliate
About the Author
Alain Leroy Locke was a writer, philosopher, educator, and patron of the arts. Distinguished in 1907 as the first African-American Rhodes Scholar, Locke became known as the philosophical architect --the acknowledged Dean-- of the Harlem Renaissance.
